There has been tremendous growth and development in the use of xylanase in the biotechnology industry. The market trends reveal that xylanase takes major position of share up to 20% of the world enzymes market along with cellulases and pectinases. In fact, xylanase has become one...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMB/2017/33936
Kinetic Study of Cell Growth and Production of Amylase, Cellulase and Xylanase by Bacillus subtilis Using Barley Husk as the Prime Carbon Source Bacillus spp have been widely adopted as one of the vital producers of the industrial enzymes including amylase, cellulase and xylanas...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2017/33698
Aims: Xylanase (EC 3.2.1.8) also known as endo-1,4-β-xylanohydrolase is a type of hydrolytic enzyme participated in the hydrolysis of hemicelluloses particularly in xylan to generate xylose and xylo-oligosaccharides. Due to its enormous potentials, xylanase is frequently used in...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/22959
Aims: A total of five mutant strains of Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii ATCC 6633 designated as the MXB 1, MXB 2, MXB 3, MXB 4 and MXB 5 were developed using random mutagenesis of ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS) and acridine orange (AO) in our previous study. Based on our prese...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/23057
Aims: Xylanase is commonly involved in the complete hydrolysis of xylan which consisted of hemicelluloses and celluloses as important components of plant cell wall. This enzyme is essential in wide range of applications in various industries along with other hydrolytic enzymes su...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/22953
Aims: Xylanase is an enzyme which has been used extensively in many different industrial processes. Xylanase also known as endo-1,4-β-xylanase is a glycosidase that catalyses the conversion of xylan to xylose through endohydrolysis of 1,4-β-D-xylosidic linkage which is commonly f...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/20766
Aims: Carbon and nitrogen source play a significant role in microorganisms growth especially for the production of enzymes. Expensive medium composition creates huge setbacks especially in the production of commercial enzymes such as xylanase. Hence, in this study, wheat bran as...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/18129
Aims: One of the major outlooks in biotechnology is to enhance enzymes production using various strains of microorganisms. Filamentous fungi such as Aspergillus brasiliensis has been found to be the most promising strain as it produces extracellular enzymes such as xylanase which...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/17274
Aims: Bacillus subtilis is one of the most utilized industrial microorganisms for its high capability of producing large amount of extracellular enzymes including xylanase. This extracellular enzyme has been used extensively for many years in food and detergents industry. In rece...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/16356